Comment 115 for bug 261721

latest kernel update fixed mine
dell inspiron 1150
2.6.27-13-generic

On Tue, Mar 3, 2009 at 3:30 AM, Martin Pitt <email address hidden> wrote:

> Dimitrios Symeonidis [2009-03-01 21:00 -0000]:
> > The reason 2.6.27-13 isn't automatically installed is that, for some
> > strange reason, linux-image-generic wasn't updated, and still points to
> > -12...
>
> It is updated now.
>
> Martin
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>
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> X never sees brightness key release events on Dell laptops
> https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/261721
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> Status in “acpid” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in “linux” source package in Ubuntu: Fix Released
> Status in “xorg-server” source package in Ubuntu: Invalid
> Status in acpid in Ubuntu Intrepid: Invalid
> Status in linux in Ubuntu Intrepid: Fix Committed
> Status in xorg-server in Ubuntu Intrepid: Invalid
> Status in acpid in Ubuntu Jaunty: Invalid
> Status in linux in Ubuntu Jaunty: Fix Released
> Status in xorg-server in Ubuntu Jaunty: Invalid
>
> Bug description:
> Binary package hint: gnome-power-manager
>
> Pressing either of the brightness keys brings up the g-p-m brightness OSD.
> This has changed recently such that it now steals keyboard focus. It
> eventually disappears, leaving corruption on the screen, giving my caret
> back. However, I can't type again until I switch to another VT and back.
>
> It also sometimes doesn't appear at all, or just appears with some
> uninitialized texture (but still steals focus).
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>
> This is caused by X invoking autorepeat on the brightness keys, as it never
> appears to see a release event.
>
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> This is caused by a bug in the kernel that requires a Dell specific quirk.
> It has been fixed in -proposed.
>